Sunday, July 06, 2008

A Frantic Copilot

I took the Raleigh M-30 out this morning, primarily to determine whether I wanted to simplify things by removing the front derailleur and smaller chain rings. Ilsa was frantic that I might leave without her, and insistent that I required her skills as copilot. Looking into those pleading brown eyes, I relented.

Thankfully, Ilsa was very well behaved, and we rode on to the river to take a little swim. Still, not being able to brake and control the dog at the same time made me realize that a coaster brake is a must for riding with a dog on a leash.

1 Comments:

Anonymous said...

Xavier, you don't want a springer attachment because you've got more bikes than some of us have underpants, so you can just pick your favorite coaster-braked one for running Ilsa. most of the rest of us have only one bike each, and most of those bikes have squeeze-handle brakes, so we've got to find some other way of controlling any dog we take along.

plus, some of our dogs aren't as trainable and obedient as a German Shepherd. my huskies, for instance, only have two settings --- asleep, and full tilt forwards --- and that's exactly what they were bred for. i can tell 'em which way to go, but slowing down is something they do only grudgingly and with the encouragement of a braking pull on the harness. really i need a wheeled cart for exercising them, but a springer arm is much cheaper.

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